Songs of the Season

~ Release by Randy Travis (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1(Theres No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
bell [sleigh bells] and tambourine:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson
fiddle:
Larry Franklin (US fiddler, mandolin and guitar player, and composer)
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
piano:
Shane Keister
strings:
Nashville String Machine
background vocals:
The Cherry Sisters
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (strings) and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Home for the Holidays
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Robert Allen (US songwriter/arranger/pianist)
publisher:
Charlie Deitcher Productions, Inc., Kitty Anne Music Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
2:52
2Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
cymbal and vibraphone:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
piano:
Shane Keister
Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
Tony Harrell
strings:
Nashville String Machine
background vocals:
The Cherry Sisters
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (strings) and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
3:34
3O Holy Night
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson
Hammond organ [B3]:
Shane Keister
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
strings:
Nashville String Machine
vibraphone:
Casey Wood
background vocals:
The Cherry Sisters
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (strings) and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
arrangement of:
O holy night (arr. John Ebenezer West)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
3:43
4Go Tell It on the Mountain
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson
Hammond organ [B3] and piano:
Shane Keister
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
tambourine:
Casey Wood
background vocals:
Wes Hightower, Ann McCrary and Regina McCrary
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
lyricist:
John Wesley Work (John Wesley Work, Jr.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
3:36
5Labor of Love
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
cymbal and triangle:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson and Brent Mason
piano:
Shane Keister
resonator guitar [Dobro]:
Dan Dugmore
strings:
Nashville String Machine
background vocals:
Wes Hightower
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (strings) and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Labor of Love (Andrew Peterson)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Peterson (American Christian musician and author)
4:41
6Angels We Have Heard on High
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Dan Dugmore and Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
bell, cymbal, shakers, tambourine and vibraphone:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson and Brent Mason
piano:
Shane Keister
strings:
Nashville String Machine
background vocals:
The Cherry Sisters
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (strings) and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
James Chadwick (bishop) (in 1862)
version of:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
3:26
7Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson and Brent Mason
harmonica:
Pat Bergeson
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
piano:
Shane Keister
strings:
Nashville String Machine
background vocals:
The Cherry Sisters
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (strings) and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:22
8Away in a Manger
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
cymbal, electric piano and Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson and Brent Mason
fiddle and mandolin:
Larry Franklin (US fiddler, mandolin and guitar player, and composer)
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
piano:
Shane Keister
background vocals:
Wes Hightower
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
2:49
9O Little Town of Bethlehem
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Pat Bergeson
baroque guitar [gut string guitar] and electric guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
bell, cymbal, shakers and triangle:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric piano:
Shane Keister
harmonium:
Tony Harrell
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
background vocals:
The Cherry Sisters
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
3:18
10Nothin's Gonna Bring Me Down (At Christmas Time)
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
bell, bell [sleigh bells], cymbal and tambourine:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson
electric piano:
Shane Keister
Hammond organ [B3]:
Tony Harrell
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
background vocals:
The Cherry Sisters
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Nothin's Gonna Bring Me Down (At Christmas Time)
writer:
Pat Alger
3:11
11The First Noel
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
cymbal and shakers:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson and Brent Mason
electric piano:
Shane Keister
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
strings:
Nashville String Machine
background vocals:
The Cherry Sisters
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (strings) and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 682)
3:37
12Joy to the World
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Brent Mason
fiddle:
Larry Franklin (US fiddler, mandolin and guitar player, and composer)
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
piano:
Shane Keister
tambourine:
Casey Wood
background vocals:
Wes Hightower
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
2:48
13Our King
assistant recording engineer:
Nate Dickinson (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and John Metti
recording engineer:
Jason Lehning (strings, lead vocals, background vocals) and Casey Wood
executive producer:
Tim Marshall
producer and mixer:
Kyle Lehning
assistant mixer:
Jason Lehning and Casey Wood
acoustic guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist)
bass:
David Hungate
cymbal:
Casey Wood
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
electric guitar:
Pat Bergeson and Brent Mason
Hammond organ [B3]:
Shane Keister
pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]:
Dan Dugmore
strings:
Nashville String Machine
background vocals:
Wes Hightower
strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Blackbird Studio D (Blackbird Studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (strings) and Stepbridge Studio B in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
mixed at:
The Compound (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Our King
lyricist and composer:
Randy Travis
3:22

Credits

Release

art direction:Suzanne Hill
Richard Logsdon
photography:Eric Swanson (photographer)
booking:Creative Artists Agency (talent agency)
mastering:Sangwook Nam (AKA “Sunny”, mastering engineer)
Doug Sax
design:Leading Edge Communications
Jon Mcay Morris
mastered at:The Mastering Lab (Ojai (2008–2015)) in Ojai, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3686156 [info]
ASIN:US: B000TUXL2U [info]

Release group

Wikipedia:en: Songs of the Season [info]
Wikidata:Q7561606 [info]